Chuck stood up and gently tapped a silver spoon against his crystal champagne flute three times. A gradual hush fell over the packed ballroom of the Palace Hotel which was filled with Chuck's nearest and dearest. Chuck cleared his throat.

"Thank you. And now its time that you've all eagerly been waiting for…my toast…" He said.

A quiet chuckle spread throughout the room.

"…Now I know the groom has been dreading this moment ever since he foolishly asked me to be his best man, terrified of what stories I would dif up but my dear Nathaniel can breathe a heavy sigh of relief as I am under strict instructions to do no such thing…"

Chuck said playfully patting the arm of the dark haired guy sitting beside him.

"…some years ago I made another best mans speech about the importance of perseverance and forgiveness in love. I feel my own tumultuous romantic history demonstrates I have shown my fair share of perseverance; but forgiveness is a much harder thing to find. Love is not about finding that perfect person, falling in love and living happily ever after. Its about finding that person who will love you for the imperfect person you are…Once you find that person who believes you are worth that first chance all the other details will work themselves out. But without that one person willing to risk theirs with you nothing else matters…"

Chuck paused.

"…now it was many years ago I made that first best mans speech at my fathers wedding and it is with immense pride that I am here today to do the same for my own son…"

He beamed at the boy to his right.

"…Now if you'll all raise your glasses to the new Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Bass, who have been lucky enough to find that person who wants to take that chance."

The room burst into applause as Chuck hugged his son. Cheers soon followed as Nate leaned in and kissed his new bride. As Chuck sat back down the dark haired woman to his left who had been listening so intently to his speech leaned in and whispered.

"Well aren't you Mr Emotional."

Chuck turned to Blair.

"Shut up you old heartless witch!" he sneered.

"Old!" she said looking aghast.

"Sorry, sorry young hot heartless witch." He corrected himself.

"Better but I think its about time I accepted my fate…in a month or so I will officially be a grandmother." She sighed sadly as she cast a look over to the heavily pregnant girl across the table, who had she not been eight months pregnant could have passed for Blair's twin.

"Yeah but one of those sexy grandmas…just like Mrs Robinson." Chuck joked.

"you're sick." Blair replied.

"And you love it." Chuck grinned. "Anyways forty-nines not that old in grandma years."

"Grandma years! Oh god!" Blair cried.

Chuck laughed, "Come on grandma lets dance." He said leading Blair to the dance floor.

"So both the kids are married and out of the house now, you know what that means…" Chuck asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yep. Peace and quiet." Blair replied.

"Not exactly what I was getting at. We finally have the house back to ourselves for the first time in what…" he said as he worked out the dates in his head. "…twenty-five years?"

Blair smiled and pulled Chuck closer to her.

"Yes I think you could be right. We should do something special to mark this grand occasion, a nice dinner or…" she began.

"…or we could walk around naked and have sex in every room." He whispered in Blair's ear.

Blair laughed softly, "Well I can see you've given this some real thought it would be wrong of me to say no."

Chuck grinned broadly, "Indeed you know me Blair I'm just a romantic at heart."

"That you are." Blair pulled Chuck's face close to hers and kissed him. "I love you Mr Bass."

"I love you Mrs Bass…always have…always will."

Thanks for all the reviews and all of you spotted my GIGANTIC mistake with the names lol shouldn't type when your tired!!